Bobby’s Seafood in Harahan is a seafood market that sells fresh and boiled seafood, as well as the traditional list of po’ boys (i.e. shrimp, oyster, catfish, roast beef, etc). The food is solid and the freshness of the seafood can’t be beat. It’s mostly a market, but there are a couple tables.

Seither’s is tucked away in Harahan and you’ll know you’ve arrived when you a small, brightly colored building in a little parking lot of discarded oyster shells. The menu hits all the basics, but also has some more creative items, like the oyster, bacon and mozzarella monster po’ boy. Seither’s is currently hosting live music in a lovely space outside, a perfect backdrop for picking crawfish.

Just down the street from Deanie’s, Captain Sid’s has been around for decades and specializes in fresh and boiled seafood. It’s a tidy operation with no tables, so plan on taking your loot with you. Before you go, check the deli case for stuffed crabs, crawfish pies, alligator sausage, and turtle soup to go.

Deanie’s was the first seafood market to open its doors in the quaint fishing village of Bucktown over 40 years ago. Instead of a basket of bread upon sitting down, diners are given a little bowl of crawfish boil potatoes. In addition to spot-on, perfect boiled seafood, the fried seafood is also killer. Curbside service available at the Bucktown and Magazine Street locations.

It’s officially crawfish season at this Uptown favorite, where neighborhood regulars drinks beer and gulp down crawfish on the front deck or at the lively bar. Also a destination for po’boys and raw and chargrilled oysters.

Bevi Seafood started out in Metairie and gained such a following that the owners opened a second spot on Carrollton Avenue, which stays busy. The boiled and fried seafood is spot on, but it is obvious that a lot of attention is given to everything on the menu.

Boil sits on the bustling corner of Magazine and Louisiana with a menu that includes the once-elusive Vietnamese-style boiled crawfish. Hieu Doan, who just opened sister restaurant Hieux Boil in the former Namese space in Mid City, is behind the restaurant, which serves crawfish, crab, shrimp, lobster, mussels, or clams with Vietnamese, Cajun, garlic, or Caribbean flavors, plus diners get to choose how spicy they want their seafood.

Broadview is another great family-run Broad Street seafood market — this one calls themselves the “Crawfish House of America.” Good prices and friendly service.

On those spring days when you just know everyone and their brother is looking to pick up crawfish, Mid City Seafood offers a less-crowded option where the line goes quick. The crawfish (and other boiled seafood it serves) are well-spiced and reasonably-priced.

The Nguyen family boils such flavorful crawfish that there are four locations of the family’s shop, Cajun Seafood. In addition to grabbing bags of crawfish, try the marinated crab claws, stir-fry, yaka-mein (shrimp, chicken, beef, or combo), and side items like pig feet and turkey necks.

Head down Elysian Fields into Gentilly to hit Zimmer’s on St. Anthony Avenue and you won’t be disappointed. A top crawfish destination, it’s also known for it’s hot sausage po-boy.

Chris “Shaggy” Davis and team run Nola Crawfish King Seafood & Barbecue on Franklin Avenue, serving endless boiled seafood options as well as top-notch barbecue sandwiches and platters. Diners will know if there’s hot crawfish on deck if the flag’s out, and the shop’s Instagram stays up to date with complete crawfish info — but generally, if it’s crawfish season this spot will have them.

They’ve been using the same boiled crawfish recipe since they opened the doors to J&J’s back in 1991 and that’s good — the crawfish is so popular that the spot has been known to sell out in under an hour. The focus is the food. Expect no frills or seating Expect no seating. Expect to be delighted.

Around (and loved) since the mid-1980s, the delightful Today’s Ketch offers fresh seafood to take home and prepare or the option to enjoy what they’re boiling on site. Solid deals on crawfish are available for curbside delivery using the newly-created site.